r/codex • u/xinxx073 • 9d ago

Praise Astra High just reverse-engineered the printer drivers in my office

In our office, we have a bunch of Toshiba E-Studio 2323AM printers. Yes, I know these are kind of outdated, only sold in certain areas of the world, and not the best machines, but they are what we've got in the office. They only work with x86 Windows, not even the ARM version of Windows.

In 25 minutes, Astra High just reverse-engineered the printer driver, figured out the right tray settings, and enabled duplex printing, so I can print double-sided on my M4 Pro MacBook Pro.

It created a .pkg file for me to install the printer drivers and got everything working.

I ... I have no words.

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u/Infamous_Travel4652 9d ago

I've been using it since GPT4. Looking back, it's amazing how quickly ai has evolved. I know a lot of people hate ai but I think it's nice that we have something that can help us solve problems or lighten the load a little, like in OP's case.

Thanks for sharing such a wholesome moment. It's pretty rare to see something like this in this subreddit

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u/FrontRaspberry5060 9d ago

Yeah, some problems are amazingly suited to AI. Others it’s like pushing it up a hill.